Since it’s International Ask a Question Day, let’s learn about the different interrogatives or question words in Kapampangan and Tagálog!
NÁNU – What
Tagálog (Filipino): anó
NÍNU – Who, Whom, Whose
Tagálog (Filipino): síno (who), níno (whom, whose)
NÚ / NÓ / NÚKARIN / NÓKARIN – Where
Tagálog (Filipino): saán; násaan (locative)
ÓBÁKIT / ÓBAT / ÓT – Why
Tagálog (Filipino): bákit
PILAN – How many
Tagálog (Filipino): ilán
MAGKÁNU – How much (cost)
Tagálog (Filipino): magkáno
SÁNU – Which
Tagálog (Filipino): alín
Derived Interrogatives:
MAKANÁNU – How (from nánu “what”)
Tagálog (Filipino): paáno
KANÍNU – To whom, whose (from nínu “who”)
Tagálog (Filipino): kaníno
KAPILAN – When (from pilan “how many”)
Tagálog (Filipino): kailán
Other Interrogatives:
ANTA – Where is… (when locating something) [Pronoun-fused: Anté, Antó]
Tagálog (Filipino): násaan
NÚANTI – To what degree (from nú + anti “like”) [Can be shortened to Anti]
Tagálog (Filipino): gaáno
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